Marry Mubaiwa was arrested by ZACC officials last December on charges of attempting to murder her husband, money laundering, externalisation and forgery.

Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com Justice Matanda-Moyo said her long standing relationship with the Chiwengas had made her unfit to carry out independent investigations.

The arrest was then headed by Deputy Chairperson Kuziva Murapa.

Matanda-Moyo is the wife of Sibusiso Moyo who worked closely with Chiwenga in the military and spearheaded the coup that toppled late former president Robert Mugabe.

“I recused myself from dealing with the matter as both parties are known to me personally,” said the ZACC boss.

“As you know, my husband has been in the military for a long time. He has worked under General Chiwenga and we have been associating with General Chiwenga and Marry Mubaiwa for a long time.

“So when the matter was reported to ZACC by the Vice President, I was not part of it. But generally, what I want to say is that ZACC does not involve itself in domestic matters. ZACC will only pursue corruption allegations,” she said.

The ZACC chairperson said she would also not have ZACC investigate her husband if reported for corruption but would instead let the police handle the case for “transparency”.

“I will recuse myself obviously from investigating my husband. ZACC is not the only commission authorised to investigate corruption. The police also have a section within itself. So if any person wants to report my husband for corruption, I will urge that person to make a report to the police and not to ZACC for transparency,” she said.

Matanda-Moyo has been ZACC chairperson for nine months now and several high profile people have been arrested since she took over.

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